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Fifteen felony burglary charges have been added to the case against a Sidney woman accused of stealing prescription drugs, money and designer clothing from homes throughout Cheyenne County. Mindy Richmond now faces 21 counts of burglary, each a class three felony. On Friday morning, the 34-year-old woman appeared in Cheyenne County Court for a preliminary hearing. Twelfth Judicial District County Court Judge Russell Harford explained that the purpose of the hearing was to determine if there was...
A Sidney grocery store will be expanding its employee base over the next few months, adding both full- and part-time positions. The local Safeway, located at 1944 Illinois St., will be hiring new workers for a variety of specialty departments in the coming months. Open interviews for spots in those areas will be held Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Aug. 1, and applicants must apply online at: www.careersatsafeway.com. Several area Safeway stores will hire dozens of employees over the next several months to meet the demands...
Charles Burton Irwin was a giant of a man. In 1987, Tad Lucas, world famous champion cowgirl bronc rider said of C.B. Irwin, "Fat as he was, he could really ride. He used to run this old yellow horse half way around the track, only in the center field, yelling for me when I was riding his relay race horses. Relays were a big thing at Cheyenne, and C.B. always had a fast string for some of us to ride." In 1979, Irwin was inducted, posthumously, into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame for his...
Verna J. Sayler, 81 of Sidney, passed away Thursday morning, July 23, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 31, in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Hyde officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel and Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Verna’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m., for the rest of the summer. Farmer’s Market on Saturdays July 11 through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square from 8 to 11 a.m. in Sidney Friday, July 24 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Banana Split Dance at the IOOF Hall in Gering from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. We will have PLUS dancing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Members are asked to bring berries, toppings, nuts, whipped cream or whatever you would like to eat with a banana split. Saturday, July 25 Holy Trinity... Full story
Art Lamely and his horse, Big John, rode through Sidney on Friday morning. Lamely, originally from Broken Bow, Neb., said he's been riding across the country since 2008.... Full story
In today’s world, the media reports on what liberal and conservative Christians have to say about everything. We are quoted almost as frequently as the politicians. Topics of interest are immigration, government, birth control, abortion, entitlement programs, environmental issues, homosexuality and the list goes on. Like political rhetoric, our statements are frequently reduced to sound bites that do not give full representation of our beliefs. Sometimes, I wonder if we practice the same Christianity. No one likes to be misquoted or misrepresen...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago '$141,000 Excise Tax Savings Immediately Available to Cheyenne County Residents' July 26, 1965 How much will the recently-enacted excise cuts amount to in Cheyenne County? How much will local residents save, on the average, per year? Some idea of what the tax reduction will mean, in terms of the...
Various competitors tried their hand at bull riding Thursday night at the fair.... Full story
